freebsd-ports Digest, Vol 474, Issue 7

[Boris Samorodov]

21.06.2012 14:54, Michael Scheidell пишет:
>
> On 6/21/12 6:32 AM, Mikhail T. wrote:
>> On 21.06.2012 04:30, freebsd-ports-request at freebsd.org wrote:
>>> portname:           x11/etoile
>>> description:        Metaport for Etoile desktop
>>> maintainer:ports at FreeBSD.org
> ^^^^^^^^
>>> deprecated because: API no longer supported
>>> expiration date:    2012-07-20
>>> build errors:       none.
>>> overview:http://portsmon.FreeBSD.org/portoverview.py?category=x11&portname=etoile
>>>
>> The entire etoile is being ripped out for a reason of "API no longer
>> supported"... Could the powers that be elaborate, what this means,
>> please? Which API?
>>
>> The version in ports is 0.4.1. Visiting the project's web-site
>> (http://www.etoile-project.org/) shows version 0.4.2 available since
>> April. Thanks!
>>
> you are more then welcome to adopt them.
> without anyone maintaining them (ports@ is a default, means no
> maintainer, old maintainer dropped it)
>
> There won't be anyone updating these either.
>
> Do you use it? Do you need it?
> grab maintainership and update away.
> Extremely important to you commercially? but don't have the time to
> maintain it?
> some readers of this group can be bribed by paypal or amazon gift lists ,,
> (no, not me)
>
> if nobody maintains a port, eventually, it gets into disrepair.  and
> then gets deleted.

I've reread the answer three times. May be my English is bad.
Sorry, but I'll second the question: What does "API no longer
supported" mean?

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WBR, Boris Samorodov (bsam)
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